Listen Top Shows Blog

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

Update: 2025-09-05

Share

Description

Finding a job is difficult for anyone right now, but especially for a certain sector.

Young people are having difficulty finding work. In fact, the youth unemployment rate this summer has been up to nearly 15%.

A new study is taking a look at the root causes and offering some possible solutions.

Host of In This Economy!? Mike Eppel speaks to L.J. Valencia, one of the co-authors of the Desjardins report.

Do you have a topic that's confounding you in this economy? We'll be happy to dig into it for you and get you the answers you need. Email us at: rogerspodcastnetwork@rci.rogers.com. Thank you for listening!

Comments

In Channel

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

2025-09-0524:09

Are Canadian farmers going to be okay after the latest tariff threat?

Are Canadian farmers going to be okay after the latest tariff threat?

2025-08-1522:20

Rating the overall health of the Canadian economy

Rating the overall health of the Canadian economy

2025-08-0832:41

How to make sense of strong economic signals when all the pundits say the sky is falling?

How to make sense of strong economic signals when all the pundits say the sky is falling?

2025-07-1717:38

How will the massive spending cuts being proposed by Ottawa impact you?

How will the massive spending cuts being proposed by Ottawa impact you?

2025-07-1121:23

Are we becoming less concerned with data breaches?

Are we becoming less concerned with data breaches?

2025-07-0319:28

What can you expect from the economy in the second half of the year?

What can you expect from the economy in the second half of the year?

2025-06-2626:16

How do we REALLY deal with the issue of affordable housing?

How do we REALLY deal with the issue of affordable housing?

2025-06-2019:22

Are there implications for Canada from Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill"?

Are there implications for Canada from Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill"?

2025-06-1928:18

Interest rates weren't cut this week. Why? It's complicated.

Interest rates weren't cut this week. Why? It's complicated.

2025-06-0629:16

Buying a Cottage? In This Economy!?

Buying a Cottage? In This Economy!?

2025-05-2316:52

No federal budget this year: what does that mean for Canadians?

No federal budget this year: what does that mean for Canadians?

2025-05-1617:49

Post-election, digging into whether or not our economy will fall into recession

Post-election, digging into whether or not our economy will fall into recession

2025-05-0216:32

Quick listen: How Monday's vote is impacting markets and looking at the challenges ahead

Quick listen: How Monday's vote is impacting markets and looking at the challenges ahead

2025-04-2911:28

Looking at the plight of small businesses in this very challenged year

Looking at the plight of small businesses in this very challenged year

2025-04-2512:00

Minding your mortgage in the midst of a trade war

Minding your mortgage in the midst of a trade war

2025-04-1317:26

How short-sighted was Trump's Liberation Day?

How short-sighted was Trump's Liberation Day?

2025-04-0630:09

Is Canada's economy in a strong place these days?

Is Canada's economy in a strong place these days?

2025-03-2917:11

How Canadian business operators are dealing with so much uncertainty

How Canadian business operators are dealing with so much uncertainty

2025-03-1410:57

Forecasting what's next...In This Economy!?

Forecasting what's next...In This Economy!?

2025-03-0715:57

00:00

00:00

x

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

Why is it so hard for young people to find a job right now?

Frequency Podcast Network